Rally In the Valley 2020: Social Distance Special!

[cbalme]

Hi all, just wondering if there would be any interest in a socially distant rally on the 12th to 14th of June. Dates are not set in stone yet I am fairly flexible.

Would be a similar event to last year with a non-scratch run on Saturday followed by a scratch run on the Sunday.

Due to social distancing, we'd have to adhere to the law of no more than 50 people together in one place, but I doubt that we will gather that many. Also means that we'd have no potluck dinner Saturday night or breakfast Sunday, you'd have to fend for yourselves.

The property has plenty of space to spread around a park far away from each other.

Let me know if you are interested and if enough of us want to get together I will start planning routes.

[rgallant]

I am unable to attend once again

[Rob]

Lisa and I will be there!

[Landsdowner]

Thanks Colin and Family, I will be there, solo, for sat run and dinner. Doug


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[Stu&Sly]

Hey Colin, we are in for the rides. Don't think we will camp, but ya never know. lol.

[island dormy]

Hi Colin

I will be there for some of the event but it might be just Saturdays social distancing dinner.

Both of my dormobiles are still out of commission, one sleeping the other in many pieces. I will park the mustang in the Non- British parking area so as not to ruin the view on the field.

Victor

[Greg S]

I can be there this year.

Greg S

[cbalme]

It is going to be a smaller rally this year but we have enough people to make it happen!

Saturday we will meet for 9:00 am for the drivers meeting and depart at 9:30 am to the Plane crash site behind Lake Cowichan.

Sunday we will meet at 9:00 am for another drivers meeting and then leave around 9:30 to explore the lower road of Mt. Sicker and play around there.

Hope to see you there!

Remember to bring a chair and a shovel, as well as a lunch. A radio is recommended but not required, we should be staying in a pack.

[franko]

Hi Colin, I'm in for Sunday for sure. Might even come up later Saturday afternoon and camp the night, we shall see.
Lets hope the rains hold off as well.

[mylrd90]

Finally, a chance to get out of the house. Count us in for Saturday. Ron, Christina and Kensi.

Thanks for doing this Colin.

[cbalme]

It's my pleasure Ron!

In case anyone is curious the address is 8957a Cranko Road, same place as last year.

[Stu&Sly]

Great time as always.. Thanks to Colin for organizing. Fun day up on Mt Buldok... bummed we missed the sunday ride...

Cheers all.

[franko]

Great times for sure! Bummed I broke half way through the trail on Sunday, but such is life.
Special thanks to everyone that helped drag my ass out of the trail.
Poppy will be fixed and live to see another day.

[cbalme]

Thanks to everyone who came it was another great year! Not the biggest turnout but I still had a really fun time.

The plane crash was very interesting to see in person, I had heard about it for years but this was the perfect opportunity to go see it.

https://i.imgur.com/eesq02Kl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/B11EDwfl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/YLVCQ7tl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tVGE0o4l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tKCIEGQl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4LdLSnkl.jpg

Sunday's scratch run was a lot of fun, thank you Greg for teaching us an advanced winching course and recovering Frank's 88 up the hill and everyone else who got him out to the tarmac. Hopefully your gearstick is reattached now!

https://i.imgur.com/cxqqO4Nl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OQLkM3tl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MKGJ0K7l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z5QLVJDl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Rd2VA4Ql.jpg

[rgallant]

That looks like you had a good time

[bsa_m21]

Let’s see. Series vehicles, eh. Hmmm. Some field repairs are ALWAYS to be expected..... :bounce:

Broken, previously welded, gearshift lever - that’s why you need to keep vice grips handy to clamp onto the itty-bitty stud, so you can still shift.

Broken 1/2 shaft. Relatively common on our decades old vehicles with heavy use. Put the vehicle into 4 high, unbolt the driveshaft and put it into the back, drive carefully the 40 klicks out of the bush (with the occasional tug from friends) and then drive home as normal.

Sorry voice of experience.... :spinning:======== :spinning:

Glad to see you guys had lots of “fun”. :D

[Stu&Sly]

oh man, would love to do a winch/recovery course... i think i'm more bummed about missing that lesson! lol.

[Rob]

Meanwhile... the coilers at the back just hang-out and chill until the winch play is over!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50021176266_0fa4d039a7.jpgdisco 2 on the trail june 2020 by green_rover_guy, on Flickr

Uh, and no one will mention that a T%Y%T@ was at the top winching both of the busted series trucks... right?!?

[franko]

Rob 🤫 you can’t mention the T word on here lol 😆

[BjornErickson]

colin left those pictures out for a reason haha 😉

[DrRangelove]

Ahhh bummed I missed this... just got back to the Island this week!

[island dormy]

Hi Franko

So what's up with the transmission? (Thats the T word we are not supposed to mention correct)? Sorry.
We all want to know how many extra pieces you found inside. The suspense is driving us crazy.

Victor